Method for providing on-demand digital representations to mobile devices in other geographic locations

Abstract

A request is received from a mobile device located in a first geographic location for an image displaying a second geographic location. Mobile devices are geolocated and those located within a predetermined distance from the second geographic location are identified. A description of the desired image is delivered to each such identified such mobile device, whereupon the desired image is received from at least one such identified mobile device and forwarded to the requesting mobile device.

What is claimed is: 
     
       1. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium having computer readable code embodied thereon, the computer readable code for providing an on demand digital representation of a geographic location comprising:
 (a) program code for receiving from a host computer; a request for a digital representation depicting a first geographic location located within a predetermined distance from a current location of first user equipment, said request originating from a requesting second user equipment in a second geographic location; and, 
 (b) program code for sending to said host computer, from said first user equipment, in response to said request, a digital representation depicting said first geographic location which satisfies said request. 
 
     
     
       2. The medium of  claim 1  further comprising:
 (c) program code for allowing a user of said second user equipment to define a max distance for providing digital representations; 
 wherein said predetermined distance is the maximum (maxi distance as defined by said user. 
 
     
     
       3. The medium of  claim 2 , wherein said second user equipment includes at least one computing device. 
     
     
       4. The medium of  claim 3 , wherein said at least one computing device includes at least one of a smart phone, tablet computer, laptop computer and personal digital assistant (PDA). 
     
     
       5. The medium of  claim 1 , wherein said first user equipment includes at least one of a smart phone, tablet computer, laptop computer and personal digital assistant (PDA).